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SAP SAP Finance Expert - Local Chief Accountant in Dublin 24, Ireland

We help the world run better

At SAP, we enable you to bring out your best. Our company culture is focused on collaboration and a shared passion to help the world run better. How? We focus every day on building the foundation for tomorrow and creating a workplace that embraces differences, values flexibility, and is aligned to our purpose-driven and future-focused work. We offer a highly collaborative, caring team environment with a strong focus on learning and development, recognition for your individual contributions, and a variety of benefit options for you to choose from.

What you'll do

  • Responsible for delivery of timely and accurate International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Group financial results.

  • Prepare analytical review for the entities.

  • Monitor that the entities meet full internal and external audit requirements, including Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) 404 where applicable.

  • Ensure the statutory accounts and other required financial reports for the entities are prepared, audited, and filed on time and according to applicable requirements. This includes preparing and filing specific statistical reports for the entity under responsibility.

  • Manage relationships with external accounting service providers where applicable.

  • Monitor the correctness and compliance of accounting-relevant data across all finance processes.

  • Ensure full compliance with local reporting regulations with the support of external service advisors where applicable. This includes managing related system maintenance to adapt to local financial reporting needs.

  • Ensure a high level of satisfaction for the users of the financial reports prepared and build good business relations with key stakeholders.

  • Proactively establish a collaboration model and routine with the corresponding Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

  • Manage relationships with Global Finance Shared Services (GFSS), teams within Global Accounting, Reporting, and Taxes (GAR&T), external service providers, and other internal service providers or global functions. Act as the accounting Single Point of Contact (SPOC) from the local entities' side and monitor service quality.

  • Ensure that all corporate changes are incorporated into the local accounting where applicable.

  • Ensure correct IFRS accounting for the responsible legal entities based on group accounting and other internal guidelines as well as the corresponding statutory accounting.

  • Support mergers and acquisitions (M&A) accounting processes as required.

  • Coordinate accounting for the liquidation and merger of legal entities no longer required following acquisition with external or internal advisors.

  • Support projects covering the entities under responsibility.

  • Strive for process standardization where needed and applicable by proactively providing input to relevant process management.

What you bring

  • Accounting Education.

  • Strong knowledge of policies, procedures, principles, and practices used in professional accounting and auditing work.

  • Strong expertise in IFRS and expertise in the local laws, codes, rules, and regulations applicable to the entities under responsibility.

  • Expertise in auditor activities would be a plus.

  • Strong interpersonal skills.

  • Ability to work in an international environment, collaborating with colleagues abroad.

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

  • Problem identification and solving skills.

  • SAP system knowledge would be a plus.

  • Project Management.

  • Dynamic, Innovative and Problem Resolution-focused.

  • Ability to anticipate and manage change.

  • Minimum 8 years of practical accounting experience in a company or audit firm.

Meet your team

The Local Chief Accountant (LCA) is responsible for the management of the accounting and financial reporting of the legal entities under their responsibility. This includes the orchestration of the different parties involved in the accounting processes (shared services and centers of expertise), ensuring the correctness of the financial statements, and maintaining control over the integrity of the accounting records. The LCA is in charge of the monthly IFRS Group reporting, statutory financial statements, and other local financial reporting requirements. Additionally, they oversee local internal controls over financial reporting (including SOX 404 where applicable) and manage the external audit processes, ensuring all corporate changes are incorporated accurately into the local accounting framework.

Benefits & Location : We commit to flexible working schedules around business requirements and individual needs. SAPs employees across different regions are enabled to do their best job with the right mix of office and remote work according to country-specific guidelines and regulations. In general, our hybrid work setup consists of three days a week in the office or on-site with customers or partners. This position is based in the Dublin office and there is no budget for relocations (mobiltiy).Please click on thislink (https://sapemployeebenefits.ie/all-benefits) to discover the vast array of benefits made available to SAP employees.

Bring out your best

SAP innovations help more than four hundred thousand customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end-to-end business application software and related services for database, analytics, intelligent technologies, and experience management. As a cloud company with two hundred million users and more than one hundred thousand employees worldwide, we are purpose-driven and future-focused, with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. Whether connecting global industries, people, or platforms, we help ensure every challenge gets the solution it deserves. At SAP, you can bring out your best.

We win with inclusion

SAPs culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone regardless of background feels included and can run at their best. At SAP, we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company, and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better and more equitable world.

SAP is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provide accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with SAP and are in need of accommodation or special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please send an e-mail with your request to Recruiting Operations Team: Careers@sap.com .

For SAP employees: Only permanent roles are eligible for the SAP Employee Referral Program, according to the eligibility rules set in the SAP Referral Policy. Specific conditions may apply for roles in Vocational Training.

EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability.

Compensation Range Transparency : SAPbelieves the value of pay transparency contributes towards an honest and supportive culture and is a significant step toward demonstrating SAPs commitment to pay equity. SAP provides the hourly base salary rate range applicable for the posted role. The targeted range for this position is 99000 - 148500(EUR) USD.The actual amount to be offered to the successful candidateswill be within that range, dependent upon the key aspects of each case which may include education, skills,experience, scope ofthe role, location, etc. as determinedthrough theselection process. SAP offers limited benefits for employees hired into hourly or like roles subject to appliable plan/policy terms.A summary of benefits and eligibility requirements can be found by clicking this link: SAP North America Benefits (https://www.sapnorthamericabenefits.com/en/public/welcome) .

Requisition ID: 404246| Work Area: Finance| Expected Travel: 0 - 10%| Career Status: Professional| Employment Type: Regular Full Time| Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid

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